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For years, the state has been claiming it does not have a broad-based tax. But it does. It’s embedded in the property tax. In 1993, the Supreme Court stated the “state constitution imposes duty on the state to provide constitutionally adequate education to every educable child in public schools and to guarantee adequate funding.” The Legislature established the statewide education property tax to fulfill its responsibility. Second, from 2010 to …

Brogan Hurst, a senior defenseman for the Belmont-Gilford hockey team, was named Division III Player of the Year after leading the Bulldogs to their first championship. Hurst scored eight goals with 22 assists in 18 regular-season games and established himself as the top defenseman in D-III. Teammate Caleb Drouin, a forward, earned First Team honors, while Andrew D’Amour made Second Team and James …

College standouts Rebecca Beaulieu of Weare, a sophomore midfielder for the Mount Ida women’s lacrosse team, scored four goals on four shots in the Mustangs’ 14-8 loss to Emmanuel College on Friday. ∎ Colton Ham of Webster gave the Franklin Pierce University men’s track and field team its best …

College standout Concord’s Maddie Crutchfield, a freshman midfielder on the Duke University women’s lacrosse team, was named ACC Defensive Player of the Week following her performances in two Blue Devil victories. Crutchfield made a critical defensive play in the final minute of the Blue Devils’ 10-8 conference victory …

Youth hockey champs The Henniker Huskies Cold Springs RV Bantams (pictured) won the Maine March Showdown. The Huskies finished pool play with a 4-0 record, outscoring their opponents, 24-6. Nine different Huskies tallied goals during the tournament. In …

Bishop Brady’s Jourdain Bell and Merrimack Valley’s Mayson Kimball were named Division II Player of the Year in boys’ and girls’ basketball, respectively, by the New Hampshire Basketball Coaches Organization. Joe Vachon, after leading the Coe-Brown girls to an undefeated championship season, was named Coach of the Year …

Roger Sevigny, the New Hampshire insurance commissioner, was recently named chairman of the Health Insurance and Managed Care Committee, a policy group of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. Mike and Gloria Caponera of Franklin were among those recognized as 2015 New Hampshire Heroes by the Red Cross. …